91-Points by Wine Enthusiast.
Farming is certified organic. Sourcing grapes from four different vineyards, Grifalco is the flagship wine of the estate, representing in their minds what Aglianico del Vulture should be and is capable of. Aged in large oak casks, this wine shows notes of blackberry, black cherry, licorice, and wild herbs. Well-balanced, with firm, sweet tannins and juicy acidity.
 
Aglianico is the main red grape in the Campania and Basilicata regions of Italy. It gives its best expression in the sub-region of Vulture, on the hills of an extinct volcano. It doesn’t look as strong a wine as it is. The nickname of Aglianico in the Somm world is the "Nebbiolo of the South", because it is lighter in color but still has a strength and complexity that make it a great wine. This wine undergoes 10 days of maceration on indigenous yeast. It is spicy and fruity, with some minerality notes from the ashy soil. The tannins are present but elegant enough considering the young age of the vines.
Grifalco is an Aglianico normally produced from vines aged 40 years old from Maschio and Forenza.
The Grifalco company was founded in 2004 by the desire of Fabrizio and Cecilia Piccin to start a new path after having produced Nobile di Montepulciano for 20 years, focusing on what is considered the most important grape variety in southern Italy; the project is currently carried out by their sons Lorenzo and Andrea.
The company has a surface of 16 hectares with age of the vineyards ranging from 10 years up to 80 years, divided into several municipalities of the Vulture, this because being able to work with different land allows you to have greater complexity in the wines that are produced.
To date, the vineyards are located in the municipalities of Maschito, Forenza, Ginestra and Venosa, where the cellar also resides.
Lorenzo, 30, studied Viticulture and Oenology in Alba and takes care of all the company’s production, from the management of the certified organic vines to everything that follows, once the grapes are brought to the cellar to turn them into wine.
Andrea, 26, takes care of the commercial, the image of the company, the relationship with the press and the support abroad of our importers.
To date, about 70 thousand bottles of only Aglianico del Vulture are produced, a precise choice that allows you to focus on just one vine and work on its nuances.
Currently, 4 labels of red and a rosé are produced.